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Mirid Plant Bug

Description:

An especially pretty little Plant Bug, about 8 mm long with a pattern in brown and white, even on the eyes and legs. It was feeding at the center of a composite flower, its beak is visible in the last picture. Family Miridae. The flower appears to be the "Beautiful Fleabane" Erigeron formosissimus Family Asteraceae (http://www.wildflowersearch.com/search?o...)

Habitat:

W Rim Trail, Zion National Park, Utah.

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LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

Utah, USA

Spotted on May 31, 2016
Submitted on Jul 5, 2016

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